Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shakes hands with state Rep. Triston Cole, R-Mancelona, as she greets guests before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, left, hugs Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shakes hands with guests as she enters the House chamber before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, left, greets Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., right, before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shakes hands with guests as she enters the House chamber before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, left, hugs Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, right, before Whitmer delivers her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield looks on during Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's husband Marc Mallory and two daughters Sherry and Sydney Shrewsbury clap before Whit delivers her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

David D. Dickson Jr., Chief Sergeant-At Arms, prepares to introduce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Many wore buttons in honor of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who recently died, for the State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to the rostrum before delivering her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor, center, sits in the crowd for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer 's State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

State Rep. Angela Witwer mingles in the House chamber before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack looks on on as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

LANSING — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office as Michigan's 49th governor on Jan. 1, delivers her first State of the State address at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Capitol in Lansing.

The annual speech to lawmakers and invited guests, broadcast live on public TV and radio, is a chance for the governor to set out her vision for the next year and identify her priorities for the Legislature.